The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The map illustrates the contrasting changes in the floor plan of a public

library

twenty years ago and today. There are significant alterations in public libraries 20 years ago compared to today. One significant alteration is the re-arrangements of rooms and

sections

inside the

library

such

as the reading room

replaced

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being replaced

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by a computer room, the CDs and videos

section

replaced with a

children’s

fiction

section

, the

children’s

book

section

with a lecture room, and the enquiry desk with a cafe. Twenty years ago, you would see two sets of round tables surrounded by chairs in the central

sections

of the

library

with both adult

fiction

books and non-

fiction

books

sections

on the west and east sides of the

library

respectively. Compared to today, the central

sections

are empty

while

on the east side, you would see adult

fiction

sections

, an information desk and self-service machines. On the west side, you would see a reference book

section

. On the northwest side of the

library

, there are

children’s

fiction

section

with two sets of sofas that

holds

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hold

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children’s

events

such

as storytelling.